Espiritdescali@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 11 months agoFrozen methane under the seabed is thawing as oceans warm – and things are worse than we thoughttheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down16cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansearthscience@mander.xyz
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkFrozen methane under the seabed is thawing as oceans warm – and things are worse than we thoughttheconversation.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansearthscience@mander.xyz
minus-squaredangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoNot likely. We’re in the middle of a mass extinction event. 70% of all species have gone extinct since the industrial revolution.
minus-squareAquila@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoSource? Could only find that populations have declined by 60-70%. Also there’s been 5 mass extinctions that we know of. There’s still life on earth. My point is just that nature will continue on without us. Life will adapt.
minus-squareSweetpeaches69@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAnd the rats and cockroaches shall inherit the earth. Amen.
Not likely. We’re in the middle of a mass extinction event. 70% of all species have gone extinct since the industrial revolution.
Source? Could only find that populations have declined by 60-70%. Also there’s been 5 mass extinctions that we know of. There’s still life on earth. My point is just that nature will continue on without us. Life will adapt.
And the rats and cockroaches shall inherit the earth. Amen.